Ryder News for Feb. 2, 2017
Oops, breaking news...I made a mistake on a date in the
Upcoming Events section of the news last week! Shame on me! Bingo is the first
Friday of every month, weather permitting...so it will be Feb. 3rd at the Ryder Community Center/Gym starting at 7
p.m.
Kenny was called in early to dialysis this past Thursday
morning altho he did go in a little later than they wanted him to. He said the
roads were so terrible that he only drove between 30-40 mph. Of course, there
were a few idiots that were passing but most of the vehicles stayed behind him
and he opted to stay behind the snow plow! At times he had to gauge where he
was on the road by the rumble strips. Sure am glad that I didn’t have to drive
in and stayed home instead!
There are lots of deer, around 30-50, across the road east
from our place, they go there to feed and rest. There have been a few hit so I
would suggest caution when driving Highway 28 past Ryder.
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Bailey Upgren with her first deer this fall.
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Bailey Upgren, daughter of Mike and Melissa (Haugen) Upgren
of Bismarck, got her first deer this fall during the youth season. She is the granddaughter of Roger and Kay Haugen of Des Lacs
and Ted and Kay (Hofstad) Upgren of Bismarck. Roger Haugen and Kay Hofstad attended Ryder High together
and now are related through the marriage of their children.
This year Joan Petrick and 6 Close-Up kids (the 2017 group)
from the small town of Plaza, ND went to Washington, DC to take in the Trump
Inauguration thanks to the close-up program. Those attending were Justus
Bangen, Janene Peterson, London Schlick, Tori Wold, Jayden Anderson and Haylee
Rustad.
Joan Petrick is the students’ American Government (social
studies) teacher. These 6 kids got to witness history in the making up close
and personal! She said they did see some protests and some people that were
unhappy with what was happening but for the most part it was peaceful.
Our sympathy goes out to the family and friends of 81 year
old Lyle Bradley a long time rancher in the Rice Lake area. Lyle passed away
Monday, Jan. 23. 2017 at the Good Shepherd Home in Watford City, ND.
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Cash Petersen flying through the air during his race.
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Cash Petersen taking a break from motorcycle riding.
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Last year Tony Petersen entered his son, Cash into a random
pick drawing to participate in the KTM Jr sx challenge during the intermission
of a Supercross race. Luckily, Cash got picked to race in Minneapolis on Feb.
18th. He will get to hang out with the big name motocross riders and get to
race on the same track as them. If he wins the race on Feb. 18 he would then
get invited to race the main national race in Las Vegas, NV in Oct. Let's all
cheer our local Ryder, ND kid on and if you want to watch, they show some clips
during the race on FS1 Fox Sports network on Feb. 18th during the race. Cash is
only 7 years old but does have a birthday coming up pretty soon. He already has
a lot of races under his belt and a lot of trophies in his room!
Pat and Joyce McKenzie were visitors and coffee guests of
Marlys and Wendell Hanson in Minot on Monday, the 23rd at Brentmoor Assisted
Living. Pat and Joyce really enjoyed their visit with them! They have such a
nice, cozy apt. They looked well and are doing fine this winter. She said, they
have been lucky so far, not to even get a sniffle, as so many others have been
ill!
Minot State University just released their President’s List
on Jan. 13, 2017. A total of 439 undergraduate students were named to the fall
semester President’s List of 2016 at Minot State University according to
President Steven W. Shirley. To be named to the MSU President’s List, students
must earn a grade point average of at least 3.8 for the semester and complete a
minimum of 12 hours of instruction.
The city of Makoti must be very proud of one of their own as
Tessa Walters made the List! She is the daughter of Leslie Walters and the late
Marty Walters. Congratulations Tessa!!
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"Bird woman of
Enumclaw" Cindy Mueller holding a squatting finch.
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Cindy Mueller or as she was better known for this
picture..."bird woman of Enumclaw" said they were just outside the
lodge at the top of Crystal Mountain Ski Resort when this Squatting Finch bird
decided to squat! How exciting is that!
Old Roseglen News by Mrs. Earl Pederson
This is a continuation of the successful March of Dimes
Party:
“There were ten townships which took part and much credit is due for the wonderful work that was done by the Chairman and co-chairman of each township, and their wives. It is a tremendous job and a big responsibility for these committees, but a very gratifying one when the results turn out so wonderfully well as they did here.Roseglen township was headed by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Snippen, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hanson; Deepwater -- Mr. and Mrs. Wes Cumings, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Wm Albrecht; Blackwater -- Mr. and Ms. Lloyd Klabunde, Cramerville -- Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Avery and Mr. and Mrs.Weldon Hendrickson; Romsaas -- Mr. and Mrs. Royce Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Zimmerman; Blue Hill -- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bofenkamp and Wayne Hanson; Gate -- Mr. and Mrs.Walter Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cummings; Amundsville -- Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Garnas, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jorgenson, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hauge; Lucky Mound -- Mr. and Mrs. Herman Muhlbradt Jr. and Ziegler Township--Mr. and Mrs. Tony Matthews.”
More to come next week!
Upcoming
Events:
Feb. 2: Groundhog Day and if he predicts 6 more weeks of
winter, I will personally find him and chop his head off!
Feb. 3: Bingo at Ryder Community Club/Gym starting at 7 p.m.
weather permitting.
Feb. 5: Services at St. John’s
Lutheran Church of Ryder at 9 a.m.
Feb. 5: Services at Hope Lutheran Church
of Makoti at 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 5: Services at Calvary
Church of Ryder at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school at 9:30
Feb. 6: Ryder
Senior Citizens with a noon lunch, short business meeting and some fun times.
That is if the weather is decent!
Feb. 8: Makoti Senior
Citizens are having a Pizza Party at their Senior Center starting at 6 p.m.
with a short business meeting to follow.
Feb. 11: Food
Pantry is open and free social luncheon at the Ryder Community Club/Gym
starting at 11 a.m til 1 p.m. Weather permitting.
That’s it for this time. I appreciate the
time you take to gather your news and photos together to send to me. It makes
the news interesting for me to read and the others as well. Let’s get some more
to me!
